Charter school group to host public forums in Tacoma

The Washington State Charter School Commission will host nine public forums across the state in January, including four in Tacoma. The purpose is to hear directly from 19 applicants that want to open charter schools in Washington and to hear from members of the communities in which the charter schools would be located.

Forums will include 10-minute presentations from the applicants, then 30 minutes of public comment, with each speaker limited to two minutes. Speakers will be randomly selected in a lottery prior to the meeting.

Four applications to open charter schools in the Tacoma area have been received by the commission. Those applications will be discussed in the following meetings: